RANGE 357
Rangeland & Riparian Habitat Assessment
 Class Notes

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 Rangeland Health - Example of Multiple Indicator Assessments - November 29
   Class Presentation (PowerPoint) pdf file
    Notes - on measuring Range Conditionpdf file
     Overview reference - On Rangeland Health Indicators pdf file
     Handbook - 'Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health' - Technical Reference 1734-6 pdf file5.8 Mb
     WebPage - Rangeland Health Assessmentsweb page
 Utilization - November 6
   Notes - on measuring utilization pdf file
     Extra reference - Obtaining and Interpreting Utilization Data pdf file
 Carrying Capacity Stocking Rate - November 6
   Notes - on setting stocking rate pdf file
     Extra reference - Stocking Ratepdf file
     Extra reference - Calculate Carrying Capacity by Matching Forage Supply and Animal Demandweb page
 Diversity & Dominance  - November 4
   Notes - on estimating biodiveristy on rangelands pdf file
   Notes - on ways to quantify dominance pdf file
 Community Composition   - October 30
   Notes - on ways to quantify composition pdf file 
 Riparian Assessment  & Monitoring - October  21, 23 & October 30
   Notes - Riparian Assessment Presentation pdf file
   Notes - Riparian Classification pdf file
   Presentations from PFC workshop (Media Site)
    Click to see presentation - use Internet Explorer as your browser if you are having problems
       ►1 - Introduction (Tim Burton)
       ►2 - Hydrology & Erosion (Dan Katanski)
       ►3 - Vegetation (Meribeth Lomkin)
       ►4 - Summary (Tim Burton)
  Handouts of Presentation Slides from PFC workshoppdf file
       ►1 - PFC Introduction
       ►2 - Hydrology - Lotic PFC
       ►3 - Vegetation - Lotic PFC
       ►4 - Erosion - Lotic PFC
       ►5 - PFC Summary
  Manual on Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) - Riparian Management for Lotic Areas (TR 1737-15 1998) and Lentic Areas (TR 1737-16 2003)web page
  Manual on Green Line Riparian Assessment  (General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-47) by Alma H. Winward
  Visual Assessment of Riparian Health by T.A. Ward & E.R. Atwill (Publication 8089 University of California - Davis)
Biomass  - October 14
   Notes - on biomass estimation pdf file
      Extra reference - Biomass section of Range and Pasture Handbook pdf file
      Extra reference - Estimating dry matter based on phenology (Range and Pasture Handbook) pdf file
 Plant Structure & Vertical Cover - October 9
   Notes - on measuring 3-D Structure pdf file
     Slides - that will be used in class (print if you like)  pdf file
 Cover - Oct 7
   Notes - on measuring horizontal cover pdf file
Plant Density - Sept 30 & Oct 3
   Notes on Density pdf file
   Extra reference - Web site and  concepts related to estimating plant density web page
Frequency  - September 23 & 25
   Notes - on measuring frequency pdf file
     Background info on using Chi-Square analysis pdf file
Intro to Statistical Comparisons  - Sept 18  (Lovina Roselle & Steve Garrity)
   Notes - Basic Statistical Stuff pdf file
   Stats Refresher Web Site - with background information.  You should take a look at this web site. If you had a good statistics class and you remember all you were taught... you won't need this. If you need a little statistical refresher course... this is it!
    Extra reference - Background info on "Basic Principles of Sampling from "MEASURING & MONITORING Plant Populations." Pages 61-70 are particularly good.
Sampling Units  - September 16 (Dr. Lee Vierling)
   Presentation - Selecting and placing sampling units pdf file 
   Notes - Selecting and placing sampling units pdf file
Photo Monitoring  - September 9
   Presentation - Intro to Photo Monitoring - The Good, Bad, and Uglypdf file
    Extra reference - *** Really great and comprehensive reference!! Hall, Frederick C. 2001. Ground-based photographic monitoring. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-503. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.pdf file
    Extra reference - Photo monitoring for better land use planning and assessmentpdf file
   Extra reference - Monitoring with a camerapdf file
    Extra reference - Using repeat color photography for rangeland monitoringpdf file
   Extra reference - Photo Point Monitoring web page
Intro to Rangeland Inventory - August 26 & 28
  Basic Sampling Concepts Notes pdf file
   Required Reading - 23 to 39 in Sampling Vegetation Attributespdf file
   Extra reference - "Why monitor?" web page
   Extra reference - "Where to monitor?" web page
  Introduction to Measurements (Module 2 of Vegetation Measurements) web page
Basic Field Skills - September 2
  Notes - Field notes & Site Descriptionspdf file
  Extra reference - Handy conversions for field workpdf file
Photo Monitoring  - September 2
   Presentation - Intro to Photo Monitoring - The Good, Bad, and Uglypdf file
    Extra reference - *** Really great and comprehensive reference!! Hall, Frederick C. 2001. Ground-based photographic monitoring. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-503. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.pdf file
    Extra reference - Photo monitoring for better land use planning and assessmentpdf file
   Extra reference - Monitoring with a camerapdf file
    Extra reference - Using repeat color photography for rangeland monitoringpdf file
   Extra reference - Photo Point Monitoring pdf file